Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-08-09
Reported Tor the onrOHD DEsocHlr.
MAINE cuAurAUQUA UNION.
MARruA's GRovH, fnrrnrn0.


nnts tine % be 0ne OF The Councillors
OF Chsutagqaa work. and - visit many a..
srmbilcs. he tell. ne that TIE grounds
ani surroaadiugs here are mach superior
10 those ~tsrc mott OF tae assemblies are
h,li
wsdns stsy for,nooa, Mr. Hale lsciured
on Wealth la Common, In the evening on
the Human wAshingtou, and between the
two. conducted [. l.. ,. Z. rOand table.
TIE rOuud tables have been very pleasant
part oi Tho programmes. They are suppos-
ell % ~ an Informal exchange % hought
by members of TIE &. l.. ). C., on topics
o0GCerliug The wogk. When such a man
A. Dr. Hale prssiies, NOS, OF The taking
l. IN - him. Thcu are given wise answers
20 lie questions sskei, and many HATS
thrown oui fJr the future. In the lecture
Wealth In Common. Mr.. Hale showed how
much -ach wealth there really was In this
country. We have agreat deal Of oommu'
ulsm which would DESTROY all private prop
sriy. Thc t0ciiiu, BY which AL land Il held
ani fartnei Ia common L. abandoned by
civilized nations. when The Individual
calt.yat,s his own land snd i protected
by tac laws of tbs commonwealth Il a. AL
vaucc ion cultivation In conmon a. prac'
t..d by laUtns. The L. \ gives a farm
90 auy aau ~ho viii cultivate H. II Dc
tots not Co thai. 10 sgain ttcomrs paft ot
ihe Comm.H property. There Is gttsi
dral 10 pglP fiy held la comnln II sul
msn viii compare bis condition la Ile
burg % tsy. siih that % Darby fls!i, whp
PROBABLY stopped bets mofr than Two hun'
cr,d ycsrs go. ac will see What Dc OWES
- tie puzzle afraugcmtnts ulds fof The
colvuuisrcr 10 ihc people sincc that time.
Tough may ~ these comforts ctnno' %
tsumaiti by talilr, ani cents, they Ate
uulr ttc iss rial A railroad may not
pay tlvlisucs 20 lis owners. bat % al Who
iraV.i over o.. o. isaptri ofthe common.
Nt.l.l a. ttr llsirail0ns were usci %
th,a tlsts arg preporiion ofthe morty
90 iat CoagTy IN iavss.,d fJr The common.
stall. Cturchts. school. houses, whArscs,
trIf-fs. tlc sewerage AL water works iu
Cit..-. tic etc The great qlcstion j box
o. nrt serve thee beusfts for our Shiltr,u,
a. if ihtu 90 srlly thtm. TaCh Inc
Yulr- peUp,1 thai ell mcu A. one. Our
motto 81. p riurihls uauri, ~ src tlv
Uutsl stats. Tle lessoa j. not one 20 p, J..
ucs. tut 90 c.l.ior. And nay Oc found in
zoe i1th Chagttr 90 John. Much % IL.
splrlt comes from travel Ia tlfcrcui parts
of thc uAU0r. az frum CONVERSATION with
ilit.iic~ut strangers Inn dif,feLi sec
ions ufthc Cogniry. New krglard stands
a. ih- 'front.' to-day. otcarsc % cOarage,
lfsi of,li. 10 shoS her trust la God. No
c'uca'ion l. conplstc which ioc. mol pfc
pare TIE citizen Tor pahlic service.
TEE same s'tsfnoOr, Rev. A.. Daliou,
ID. ~ % Puril,rd. lecirr,d 90 The klng'
Dom ~ Goa rac thought throughout
Ia, i,cinru wss that A. jerusalem, Antioch,
Altx,atfl,. C1nsi.nunOpic sud Rome each
'or I'm. cialmri % be tae center q q.
ucioa. IKE. 81 tie ohurch belonged, nut
- auy one. 1ai % Al. s. 81 ssCts sui
ituom nation. wsfc has Ur,rches m me
wofk Of uptulltirs The kiug:om - u.i.
Dc Daiton gave vausnic shstr.ci "
clafca History In TIE past, al showed
iac gr,sicr uuion among al cenomlnaiions
to-day he spoke o, The sp,cial work ~
decf,nt ofsacacs of Caf,sGs chafch 10
oung.ug gfsiaally forward ne hingion
%: Col
IN ne evening Dr. ii,lc gave facts IN
TIE private lifc % wAshingion, gathered
from TIE large quantity ~ letters and dla-
rles Dc lsft IL aas been The ,tricncy %
uft George Washlngton out ~ The range OF
oftinary msn o make him = tsmlgoguc
ne lived o. be re,fly seventy. of those
year. BE- spent in The frerca All luii,n
VA. To- tac RsvoiuiiJn, sli al prssi-
dcut. m,kl1g - year. la al 90 those Ne
know more thAn % tie larsvr p1filJr ~
his NE. which wis spent - = private ca.
zen. Bya study ~ this " can sc h0E
De was iuct flr his sfier NE. lia 'Aiaer
died while George wn qglis y0uls H.
mother. q whom this couutry owes note
than IL has ever realized. proyli,d tutors.
,nt uuter them Ne learned % write sooi
hanf ari sp,ll suddenly well lie cary
tc.cfmlrcd % Be q Surveyor. srd his copy
books. etc. were well dr,wn AMI carried
OFT H. elder brother married 4 Miss
Falffsn. anf ueri % live A. Mount Vernon.
George wcni % I've with them, AID taofc
met Lori F,lrfsx. frisni % Steele All
Aitiso- TIL. wss tae real eiacsiloa ~
George Washlpgton. Before coulrg %
Agc De- went out % The lulicd States f1r
The irst time iu M. lie Ills troihsr.
heAlth failed al BE went With hiu - t1e
West ladies III j1gfnA a. his p,rioi
j. ytfy Interesting. A al of ed b. bad
gAlnci such character flr sie,dircss hat
be was ,ppo. niei one o, ihc guarfl,rs ~
lis brothers chllircn al mAu,gef. % Tie
estate. Ahoat th.s time be Wa appointed
BY The Gov. % Virginia % naf Cut What
The frtuca NEE doing. b. fore hostlAilr.
were declared 4 l-iisr thN as wrote e.
this time. ~. the Oct 90 as wflurg- q
appe.r 10 prrt as ,iirs-iri ~ at'rn-
tiOl ~ The Eugilsa cOgft u wrote ia,'
BE- hsi heard re sOari ~ pa lsts Coz Tie
frs; time .ni Tat u wss p,e,s,ni sound
q
h,d hr.rt more 10 would not De- - ple,.,n'
O. him. Fiiy years later W,shirgton VS.
,skef n ae t.i wf.te that letter. sni. -
che Couid not tel he" SAL "i'i dii ssy
80. 10 w,s Shen I was very y0lug" Dr.
Hale gave mtuY other Interesting Incidents
IN WAshlrg tnns llfe. and advised ,ry oue
who might 81 IN w,shlnsi0n o CAT a. ne
STATE De2.rtnea; ,ni see The nfy volumes
% hls Letters. w,,hlnstoa h,d been pros.
iieui.aliy tr,ilci fof war. IL vas ,lw,ys
resdy - s,cfidce hlnseif IL maze hin.
scif - M fspli,ilol tais. which WAS s,id
90 The lcsfsr % us al, l. tn be-; that c'n
be sd OF Any o'us.
Thursday forenoon Rev. A 4 Danuiug
o. Boston, spoke on "Prlrcipl,s % lSs,fuc.
Tor"
Tlcl,ws o.tac Communication % kro~i.
eise are - ex,ct - The laN. o, n.;grc
livery man hss his OWE w,y Of pfssenilng
these principles. Some give more, some
less.
I. Adaptation. Teaching mus. De .al,
ca n The needs OF The scholars. Truth
must be adapted 20 age. 70 la,tlleC,l.
coalition, social surroundings sud nor,l
character.
?. cO-opsr,,lou.-TsAsAsr ,ni scholar
must work together.
3 Debate ness.-Truth % De taught
must b. clearly and conelsely stated.
system begin with The known sad
proceed 20 tie uuknowp. and miiri,in
spiritual uu.iy.
5. Illustration. -Shoald &c used Only 10
make the truth uore clear, foreibls aud
impressive.
6 Review truth 70 be taught. must
be frequently repeated.
:. Variety Truth % b. taught. must
be presented In different forms
Zach point WAS fully explained and con-
t,lned many valuable hints 20 al teachers,
whether o; day or sabbath schools
Rev. Theodore Gerrish. % SAco, gave
his lecture on The Battle OF Geitysbarg. Al
? o'clock. 2. n. The story OF this famous
battle. told 81 Oae who MAS Ia n, could
not fail 20 be Interesting. bat II Is impose
be % repeat II In The limited space We
have here.
Thursday evening = doe concert was
given BY TIE Mandolin and Guitar Club
and Schubert Male Qaartet,e, from Port
land.